Where to live in the city and why

You could buy a home in one of Sydney’s top cafe suburbs

Sydney’s cafe culture has become legendary, with the smell of fresh ground beans permeating every corner of town. Discerning Sydneysiders increasingly seek a cafe culture when they buy or rent property, and this has seen several suburbs reinvent themselves as coffee hubs. The following is an unofficial list of leading caffeine hotspots based on their popularity, atmosphere and number of highly ranked cafes.*

Surry Hills / Darlinghurst ……………………………. 8 top ranked cafes

Newtown / Alexandria …………………………… 6 top ranked cafes

Marrickville / Dulwich Hill ……………… 5 top ranked cafes

Bondi / Waverly ……………………. 3 top ranked cafes

Mosman / Manly ………… 2 top ranked cafes

Cronulla ………… 1 top ranked cafe

Penrith ………….. 1 top ranked cafe

*This is not a scientific list. It’s based on cafe rankings made by The Good Food Guide, The Brag,Beanhunter and Broadsheet. So while there may be equally good cafes in other suburbs, this is more about the presence of noteworthy cafes and a local culture that forms around it.